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The White Butterfly, 200 North County Line Road, Jackson, is continuing its tradition of a holiday giving tree. Co-owner Michael Kafton said, “It gives us great satisfaction and, at the same time, teaches us humility when we put up this tree, because we understand that the number of people needing help continues to grow. “We…
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• New children’s books will be collected at all 21 locations of the Ocean County Library now through Dec. 31. The books will then be distributed throughout the library’s Sparks’ Best Friends Forever Reading Club program. Details: 732-349- 6200. • Weekly mahjong and games, hosted by Plumsted Senior Outreach Services (SOS), will be held 1-3…
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Registration
The Cheesequake Baseball and Softball league will hold registration for the 2011 season on Dec. 4 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Cheesequake baseball fields, located on Route 9 north and Schulmeister Road in Old Bridge. Mail-in registration is available at www.leaguelineup.com/cqba. Click on “handouts” to download an application. U12 will play 50/70.…
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East Brunswick Ignite’s 4-2 comeback victory secures title
The East Brunswick Soccer Club’s Ignite (U11-Girls) clinched their MNJYSA championship with a thrilling comefrom behind 4-2 victory over the Tewksbury Jaguars on Nov. 20. The Ignite got off to a great start just 25 seconds into the match as Kelly Goodger took a pass off the opening kickoff and carried the ball down the…
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As competition improves, EB vb remains competitive
BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent When boys and girls volleyball became a high school sport in New Jersey about two decades ago, East Brunswick High School led the pack and annually challenged for the state championship. Clearly, that is no longer the case since the rest of the state and, closer to home, some programs in…
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Bombers playing for CJ IV championship on Saturday
Sayreville will meet Brick Memorial at Rutgers Stadium BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent The Sayreville High School football team returns to the NJSIAA Central Group IV final set for 7 p.m. Saturday at Rutgers Stadium for the second time in the past three years to meet Brick Memorial, the team that defeated the Bombers, 24-0, for…
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S. Amboy school scores donation for cultural arts assemblies
SOUTH AMBOY — When budget cuts impacted the city’s school system, Maureen Strzykalski and Mary-Anne Lewis did not wait for Superman. Instead, the co-presidents of the South Amboy Education Association immediately got to work on applying for grants to make certain that students were the priority of the local teachers’ association. As a result of…
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Nancy Forzese Cassese Monte
Mrs. Monte, 98, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died Nov. 26, 2010, in Briarwood Care Center, Sayreville. She was predeceased by her husbands, Albert Cassese and Ben Monte; two brothers, John and Dominic Forzese; and a sister, Angie Tomassello. Surviving are three children and their spouses, John and Patricia Cassese and Joseph and Louise…
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